Connecting 2 separate switches together

[Rsbell]

Hello can someone assist me before testing in a live production. What I want to do is connect 2 different switches together - c3750 and c9300. I know I can't stack them since connectivity on back is different. My c3750 has its default vlans and multiple others (including a network camera vlan) on it. My c9300 has its default vlans and network camera vlan (only vlan I need on this switch, unlike the other 3750).

Can I simply just connect one port from switch to switch? or would I need to trunk both ends?

Essentially, the c9300 is only going to be used for additional camera ports-one network and nothing else. 

My future goal is to get the c3750 upgraded down the road for stacking but this is what I am working with for now.

[Jon Marshall · Accepted solution]

Up to but yes you could just use access ports ie. you don't have to interconnect switches with trunks. 

Bear in mind though that you may want to have a management vlan for your switches and even if you don't if you did decide later on you wanted another vlan on that switch you would need a some downtime to convert to a trunk link. 

If you do use a trunk link watch out for the VTP revision number unless of course you are using VTP transparent mode. 

Jon

[Rsbell]

Ok that helps me understand much better. Thanks for the quick response to this!